Show-and-Tell Tuesday: Our Study

When we tried to sell the house last fall, we painted, by Antique Mommy’s advice, most of the house in inoffensive shades of yellow. Our study, however, I wanted to make a color I liked rather than a color that would help us sell. Good thing, as it turns out.
I chose a peaceful [...]

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Signs Around Our City

The city worker strike turns passive-aggressive.
 

 

Triversity: Because diversity just wasn’t trying hard enough.
 

Here in the Midwest, we like to be clear.
 

Dear Aunt Clara, I’m enjoying my trip to the city. At least I was until a giant bass swam up the side of the hotel. Is that offer to pay for rehab [...]

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Before There Was Disney: The Reading Challenge

Welcome to the Before There Was Disney Reading Challenge and thanks to everyone who decided to participate. The idea is to read the books that many of those famous children’s movies (not necessarily Disney) were based on. My original post on the subject was here, including a list of possible books, with more [...]

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On Husbands and Soulmates

One day last winter I had the flu. The bad kind. The kind where I was sitting in the bathroom on the, um, you know, and I had to shout, “Husband! Bring me a bucket!” He kindly did, and the predicted activity ensued. During a pause in my troubles, I looked up at him patiently [...]

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Caption This

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